The evalution of ASA 3-4 and 5 patients admitted intensive care unit in postoperative period

Abstract

Introduction: Post-operative complications contribute high mortality rates. Pre-operative evaluation is performed to determine the risk of complications and mortality. Hence, we aimed to evaluated American Society of Anesthesiology Classification 3, 4 and 5 patients and their post-operative prognosis. Methods: The patients, admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary hospital in Turkey in a year, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Among 590 patients, the mean age was 62.7±17.5. Postoperatively, 94.4% of the patients were discharged. However, 5.6% the patients died and all of them had an emergency surgery. Discussion and Conclusion: Pre-operative evaluation supplies a valuable estimation of patient prognosis. We recommend that the patients, who will undergo an emergency surgery, should be carefully followed during both under anesthesia and in ICU.